Example sentences of "to let i [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Er no my Lord perhaps I was , I was thinking about time to let me just sort out
2 ‘ I 'd thank you to let me up , Mr Jacobsen .
3 ‘ Are n't you going to let me inside ? ’ said Long John .
4 My start was beginning to let me down around this time — Ron and I were concentrating more on my pick-up — but I had the satisfaction of beating Calvin Smith quite comfortably .
5 Say you were too tired this morning to remember to ask for permission to get up early to meet me and then woke at the right time and did n't want to let me down .
6 Was it very difficult to let me down completely ? ’
7 The band have a live intensity that 's missing on their recordings and gave added depth to Let Me Down .
8 ‘ Except when we were making love — that was the only time you seemed to let me anywhere near you . ’
9 You go to all the trouble of finding me a bed in a night shelter and you then get me so drunk they 'll refuse point-blank to let me in ! ’
10 Waddle it take to get you to let me in ?
11 IVAN IDEA YOU 'RE NOT GOING TO LET ME IN !
12 ( I had taken to climbing over the railings of the barracks each night , as the watchmen on the gate had been forbidden to let me in as I was known to be sleeping there .
13 ‘ I did send a telegram to the caretaker to tell him to be here to let me in .
14 ‘ I 'm old enough to wait without being hurt for people to let me in again , ’ she said lightly , hoping that he had listened to what she said and understood its application to himself .
15 ‘ Tell her to let me in , ’ demanded Finn .
16 ‘ If you refuse to let me in , then I 'll break down the door ! ’
17 " Excuse me , I should like you to let me in . "
18 ‘ They 're not going to let me in , ’ John says .
19 You do n't have to let me in , you know , Mr Carrington .
20 ‘ Are n't you going to let me in ? ’
21 But dimly she heard him say again , ‘ Are n't you going to let me in ? ’
22 ‘ I 'll have to ask Granny For&am to let me clean my shoes again when I get to her cottage , ’ she told herself , as she picked her way between the puddles and muddy ruts of the lane .
23 I prayed for God to let me live .
24 To let me live through the night , lassie , will you stay quiet ? ’
25 ‘ I wo n't ask you to let me live with you , Angel , because I have no right to !
26 Then she walked with me to a bus stop — I had to take one step every two minutes , and that in slow motion — waited with me , put me on the right bus and reminded the conductor where to let me out .
27 All that their unfortunate ancestors had to say probably came in questions : ‘ When are you going to let me out of here ? ’ and ‘ Can I go home now , please ? ’
28 Each time a guard arrived , either with food or to let me out to the lavatory , I asked for a book , and each time he said ‘ Yes ’ and did n't bring one .
29 For nearly two years , Shanti was reluctant to let me out of her sight , and would follow me from room to room , into the bathroom , wherever it might be .
30 Then : ‘ You 'll have to let me out for the Jubilee .
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